New Documentary Film Course
I love documentary films on so many levels. The simplicity to the story telling and the “everyman” subject matter often connects with me. I have sat and watched documentaries about artists, athletes, politicians and topics as diverse as our food supply and scaling Everest. Our first summer at One River…
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Nature is Art
It is that simple. Whenever I slow down a bit and reconnect with the outdoors, I am reminded of two things. How much better I feel and how much my brain responds to the visual stimuli of the outdoor. Given the technology available to us today, it is so easy…
Read MoreSTEM vs. STEAM Education?
For those of you who have not engaged in the discussion of STEM and STEAM education, let me set this up before I make a few points. STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in…
Read MoreArtist Spotlight: Daniel Rios Rodriguez
Daniel Rios Rodriguez is one of my favorite artists and I want to tell you a bit about him in our latest Artist Spotlight. I stumbled on his work at an art fair in 2012. I bought two small paintings and reached out to him to tell him that I…
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Chase Balay’s Story #WeHateCancer
10-Year old Chase Balay has a malignant brain tumor. This beautiful 4th grade boy from my town Cresskill, NJ, an accomplished young artist with a special creative spirit, is battling something that is hard to put into words and frankly represents the nightmare we all dread as our worst possible…
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Supporting the Arts Means Supporting Artists
Supporting the Arts means Supporting Artists. This year, we will show artwork from eight amazing contemporary artists in our two schools in Englewood and Allendale that includes: JJ Manford. Austin Eddy. Catherine Haggarty. Pat Berran. Matthew Fisher. Matthew Phillips. Ryan Johnson. Michael Berryhill. Our new school in Frisco, TX will…
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The Puzzle of Autism is a Personal One
April is National Autism Awareness Month and we are trying to shed some light on the mission of supporting those with Autism in America. Despite all of the efforts that have been made over the last ten years, Autism remains a great mystery with no clarity around the cause and…
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The NEA…Culture Matters
I don’t want to be political here…I simply want to talk about the NEA because they provide support to something that is at the center of my heart and soul. Arts and Culture. We are living in a moment of time where there is so much noise. It is really…
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Bad Weather…Make Art!
Why do we freak out about the weather? Sometime ago, people would set out by land or sea and get utterly crushed by the unpredictable force of nature. Today, we track weather models a good 15 days in advance with amazing certainty. So, what is it about us and our…
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Johannes VenDerBeek
Johannes VanDerbeek is one of the most compelling young artists in the world and I want to tell you a little more about him. But, before I do, I also want to tell you right at the top of this note that his new exhibition opens this Thursday at Marinaro…
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